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The weight of obesity

Hunger and global health in postwar Guatemala

Bibliographic Data

ID15540685
AuthorsMelissa Fuster (0000-0001-6357-9986, Brooklyn College, corresponding author)
Year2017
Volume12
Issue5
Pages640-642
Publication date2017-02-28
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueGlobal Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1744-1692 • E-ISSN: 1744-1706
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/17441692.2017.1293128
OpenAlexW2591782056
LanguageEN
Citations received24

The weight of obesity is a thoughtful and well researched anthropological examination of the growing concerns over obesity and the ‘diseases of modernity’ in Xela, Guatemala. The city, like many ot

Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental health · Global health · Obesity · Political science · Public health · Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology · Medicine · Obesity and Health Practices

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Citations per year3
Citation span2018 - 2024 (7)
Citation velocityrecent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 22

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